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Entry Title: NARSTO PAC2001 Sumas Eagle Ridge Gaseous, Particle, and Meteorological Data

Entry ID: NARSTO_PAC2001_SUMAS_MTN_GAS_PM_MET_DATA_1

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NARSTO_PAC2001_SUMAS_MTN_GAS_PM_MET_DATA was obtained between August 13 and September 5, 2001 during the Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001). Measurements were collected at the Sumas Eagle Ridge (SER) site. The SER site was located at 49.05166 N and -122.24666 W, at 300 m above sea level (a.s.l.) and approximately 250 m above the surrounding valley floor. The site was in a forest clearing of about 85 - 95m2 on top of a concrete-covered reservoir and surrounded by a mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees. The shortest distance from the site to residential area was about 1 km and was about 3 km to the edge of city of Abbotsford and the nearby major traffic route of Highway 1 in the valley floor. About 3 km to the south of the site, where the elevation drops to about 50 m a.s.l. in the valley floor, NH3 emissions are strong from agricultural sources, and their impact of particle formation and hence the visibility reduction is expected to be significant. Because the site was elevated, the boundary layer did not reach the site each day until midmorning, as indicated by NO and CO. Hence, it was a unique site to study changes in gas and particle chemistry from light to dark hours, the nighttime chemistry and the interaction between biogenic emissions and urban pollution. The site was chosen also to characterize particles for optical, chemical and physical properties since PM in this area of the valley appears to be optically different from those typically observed over the urban areas in Vancouver.

The main objectives were to: obtain mass and optical closure in order to better attribute aerosol types and sources to the issues of PM and visibility, and to determine the contribution of non-volatile organic compounds (VOCs), biogenic VOCs, and NH3 to particle mass. Gas phase measurements included oxidant related species: O3, NOx , total and speciated NOy, H2O2, CO, SO2, VOCs, including terpenes and some of their oxidation products, carbonyls, and NH3. Nighttime NO3 was measured at a site near this main site by differential optical absorption spectroscopy. Particle chemical characterization measurements included size-distributed mass, inorganic composition, and organic carbon and elemental carbon (using quartz filters and thermal optical transmittance measurements from 0:05 to 18 mm AD. High-time resolution measurements using an AMS were carried out for the last 5 days during this period, covering the size distribution of inorganic and organic species from 0.06 to 0:7 mm AD. Carbon isotope and detailed speciation of organic carbon in particles 2:5 mm were done on high volume samples on quartz filters that were collected twice daily. Continuous mass measurements for particles 10 mm were made using a tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) that operated at 50C. Particle physical measurements were made to characterize the particle evolution at this site. This included concentration of particles 40:015 mm, number size distribution measurements from 0.003 to 0:20 mm using ultrafine Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMAs). Standard meteorological measurements were carried out at this site during the measurement period. The Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) was conducted from 1 August to 31 September 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient particulate matter and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. The ground sampling sites during the study were Cassiar Tunnel, Slocan Park, Langley Ecole Lochiel, Sumas Eagle Ridge, and Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets.

North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO), which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.

DOI

10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0009

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From GCMD Science Keywords:

CARBONACEOUS AEROSOLS
NITRATE PARTICLES
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS/VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE > SULFUR COMPOUNDS
WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS

Tethered Balloon
Sumas Eagle Ridge (SER)
Sumas Mountian
Particle Size Distribution
Pacific 2001
Physical Size Distribution
Ketones
Aerosol Optical Depth
Aerosol Optical Thickness
Aerosol Particle Properties
Air Temperature
Alkanes
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Carbonaceous Aerosols
Fatty Acids
Humidity
Hygroscopicity
Meteorological Measurements
Nitrate NO3(-) Particles
Nitrogen Oxides
Oceanus
Ozone (O3)
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
Surface Winds
VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Wind Direction
Wind Sensor
Wind Speed
Organic Carbon and Elemental Carbon (OC/EC)

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: 49.05, N: 49.05), (W: -122.25, E: -122.25)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2001-08-13 - 2001-09-05

Platforms

Permanent Land Sites

GROUND STATIONS

AETHALOMETER

UV OZONE DETECTORS

Ultraviolet Ozone Detectors

GC-MS

Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry

TEOM

Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance

CHEMILUMINESCENCE

FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY

TEMPERATURE SENSORS

ION CHROMATOGRAPHS

HUMIDITY SENSORS

IR CO2 ANALYZER

Infrared Carbon Dioxide Analyzer

PRESSURE SENSORS

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS